Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-12
LADIES' COLUMN.
Fashion Declares That None Shall
Paint the Lily or Perfume
the Rose.
Cotton Dresses, Polonaise In Varied
Forms, Summer Gowns in Cool
CClorss
Simple Meals, LiesIe Work and outs'
Homts Are Summer Comforts,
Notes, Recipes.


stincts there csn be no Cause Tor com
plaint Pomades and highly rerfumed
soaps have long been discarded ss unfit
to have place among the toilet articles
Of lady, and now strong perfumes have
fallen under the ban. Frequenters Of
public assemblages will have cause for
gratitude when their oliactories are no
longer offended by the strong odors of
frangipsni, patchouly, Jockey Club and
8 host of other essences Of which musk
makes up so large part.
Blessing on the dear Princess and pretty
Mrs. Langtry for the adoption CT that
subtle and delightful! odor known as wood
violet. It's delicacy gives no offense to the
most sensitive Of nerves, and is the
memory of an door rather than the &C
5saI, bringing to mind pleasant visions
;bf woodland beauties that are elways
gfateful to the heart.
ED ainty as is this perfume ladies use it
SpariDgly, and do not think of putting it,
OF any favorite, upon their handkerchief
on person. The use is confined to sachet
pa8der, put into bags and laid il
dr6Eers where various articles are kept,
theditle access of the toilet, also
in the ~aafSing desk to give perfume to
the stationery.
These sachet bags are made of silk sud
lined with cotton on which the powder is
spread. That must be some delicate
odor which is rather suggestive thsn pre-
vsiling. Bags like these are pretty gifts
between friends and the making affords
exercise for the skill ani taste OF the
donor as their ornamentation may be
very elaborate.
The extravagsnoies Of fashion gener-
ally have O short run, the rational IN the
end prevails. High heels and hats, large
hoops and ridiculous tournures eventu
ally are forced to yield their proportions
TO the demands of grace and comfort
One OF the eCcentriCities Of this season is
the use Of gey-COlored, large-patterG
fabrics known as Madras. These are
WON both on simple and dress occasions
and made in various ways, either jacket
or polonai5e, with plain skirt or the en-
tire dress Of the material. A pretty
model of the latter is the following:
The skirt is Graped over an undeTskirt OF
the same length, and forms on the left
side plated robing, with e treble round
plat. In front there is 2 short tablier OF
the plain material, and st the back q puff
CT the same, very artisticalIy draped.
PLAIN bodice in the Jacket style, open
with two reYer5 over q chemisette of
plated surah of the same color as the
plain vlgogne. In the opening OF the
basque above the hip there is series CT
loops Of peGrl-edged feille ribbon, de-
scri0ing q sort of pocket. On the sleeves
o hn Of 1Ih Tn mo ph iS MIA
under the facing. With this costume is
worn lovely little capote of msize-col-
cred tul,e gathered over fine wire; be-
tween esch gathering there is q narrow
edging OF black lace, and by way OF trim
ming q wreath of cowslips from which
springs al aigrette CT purple irises.
There seems to be little danger amid
all the alluring novelties each season in
trcduces that the polonaise will lose its
hold on popular favor. In the hands OF
skill'ul designers II is no longer q COM
mon place garment, but has been shown
30 be S garment susceptible of many
changes. Sometimes it is jacket on
one side with slashed and pleated panels
on the other; at times draped profusely,
and a. another deprived OF back bTeadths,
For summer evening wear il is cut either
in pUmpadour style or in Y front and
back, aud frequently cut away SO as to be
mere side forms over an inner bodice OF
Grape or silk.
Ribbons now enter into all garniture
and ssshes form the principal drapery OF
sumner dresses. The new India
silk gren&dine gauze and satin
sasAes are now the rage.
These arc not merely wide
in loo and streamer, but wide also about
the waist. A little care and trouble are
necessary 10 arrange these belts salts
factorily. The broad band is not lzid il
close, tight folds, bat crumpled around
the waist, as it were, and it is best not &c
c0Itlde too much 10 pins in the matter,
or, if hooks are not practicable, to use
small safety pins, these hidden away
under the soft fabric after il is adjusted
Oblong slides and buckles are also en-
ployet. The crumpled style Of sash
band, it is hardly necessa y to state, i;
becoming only to slender figures.
Here is description of pretty cotton
gown designed bya fashionable modistt
and worn by lovely young girl at New
port: A charming cotton dress was Of
fine, white, sprigged embroidery, over
pink gingham, which formed the straight
SKIRT and scart-like drapery hung in s
deep testoon st the side. The bodice
and sleeves were entirely of the emhroid-
| cry over pink. A quite new material is
made Of twisted threads, the color;
twisted together before being
woven. 1t makes light fabric
with the texture and appearance
of China crepe, semi transparent
and very elastic, yet serviceable. A blut
| dress of this kind was lovely, with little
square figure embroidered in the midst o
an invisible check and made up over blu,
silk.
An ideal dress for young girl was O
white goats hair, bordered with two Sc
ries Of narrow, cream colored gros graiI
made over white silk and trimmed with
black silk lace, hand.woven, and Showing
an applique of silk flowers in velvet
which had raised effect, but looked a
il woven in the design. The interior o
the skirt was faced with q deep, scan
ruffls of white embroidery.
SUMNER TOILETS.
HGrpers Bazaar.
White, pale blue, and lavender are th'
cool colors preferred for summer morn
! inc toilets. 4 white painsCok dress witt
the deep aounces covered with tuchs tina
are hem-stitched IS worn with white
watered ribbon sash, and g sailor hat @
white straw, with white watere6 band enc
o short veil CT white tuile with scall0pe(
edges. Other pretty white muslin dresse:
have the skirt embroidered ell over, made
straight and full, with short apron
drapery and wide surah or MORE sashes